Donnie Darko wakes up alone on a cliff near his hometown of Middlesex, Virginia. He rides his bike into town, passing by local landmarks. He arrives home where his father is using a leaf blower to playfully blast air at Donnie's 19-year old sister Elizabeth in the driveway. Donnie then goes inside his house.

1. FADE IN:
We descend upon Carpathian Ridge, a crescent-shaped cliff that extrudes from the
dense Virginia evergreens above a deep rock canyon. The cliff marks the end of a
dirt road that winds down from above.
Donnie Darko (sixteen) is asleep at the edge of the cliff. With his
bike collapsed next to him, he is shivering, curled up on the foetal
position.
He slowly opens his eyes and looks around, disoriented by the morning light. He
then stands up, looking down into the expansive rock canyon. After a moment of
hesitation, he takes his bike back up the hill.
EXT. MIDDLESEX - MORNING (11 A.M.)
Montage is choreographed to 'Never Tear Us Apart' by INXS.
Donnie pedals down into the suburban village of Middlesex, Virginia ...passing
by a large rock 'Middlesex' rock-pattern.
Donnie pedals past two neighbourhood women who are speedwalking with
handweights. They smile at him.
A Pontiac Trans-Am speeds by.
EXT. NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET - DAY (SATURDAY 1 P.M.)
Donnie turns the corner and heads towards the garage.
We pan over to the Darko house... moving through the front yard where Eddie
Darko (forty-four) pulls the cord and his gas-powered leaf-blower roars to life.
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2. Elizabeth Darko (nineteen) comes out the front door. She approaches
her dad from behind. Eddie turns and aims the leaf-blower at her
face... blasting her with air.
EXT. DARKO DRIVEWAY - NEXT
Donnie parks his bike and goes inside.
Character
name:Elizabeth
Darko-tells
us that
she's 19
with brackets
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